With Robbie Keane and Steven Gerrard headed elsewhere, the LA Galaxy had a pair of Designated Player vacancies to fill, and they've done so by going abroad and staying in-house.
The Galaxy announced the signing of French midfielder Romain Alessandrini from Marseille and re-signed center back rock Jelle Van Damme to a new deal that elevates him to DP status, with the pair complementing Mexican international Giovani Dos Santos to occupy the club's three DP spots.
Alessandrini, 27, has inherited Keane's No. 7 shirt and joins the club runs with Rennes and Marseille in Ligue 1 dating back to 2012.